Monthly Archives: November 2015

I’ve been following the climate talks in Paris, and can’t help but notice what a great visual impression the demonstrators there make: confident, well spoken, courteous, generally in good shape. It made me wonder why this might be so. I wonder if it’s because all that organizing keeps them in shape: going to meetings and demonstrations, making banners and using their creativity to get their message across all take energy. They’re probably getting a good workout while getting things done……

I’m one of those people who can’t watch violence. If there are shoot ’em up scenes in movies, I close my eyes. If there are too many violent scenes I leave the room. I used to think this was cowardly, but now I see this differently. Violence isn’t something I want to be desensitized to. These days, we need courage more than we need desensitization. There’s a different kind of looking we need to learn how to do. We need to learn…..

The new millennium is demanding that humanity reach a new level of maturity. Climate change is the defining issue of our lifetime and it requires that we change our values and the way we live at every level. During the Paris Climate Talks in December we’ll hear what our governments will be doing to address climate change, but what will our societies look like in a greener, gentler world? I think this will be the best news of all. The Leap Manifesto has given…..